Reflections on Dr. Fleetwood's Essay Upon Miracles. [By J. Gilbert]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1706. Excerpt: ... him, that it has been1 ever offered to the World; much more, that he Ihould for tlje fake of so absurd a Notion, set himself as he has done to contradict the far better C-; pinions of others before him j even to the; hazard of Revealed Religion, as he has at- tempted to render questionable the chief received Evidences therepf...'But if he means this only to be Conjectpre andGiiefs, which he had offered for the Reason of God's suffering these Enchanters to' work Three Miracles; naitriely That'they might be convinced b nis Almighty P6wer and Superiority over all the Laws' of Nature, and over whatever Spirits or Daemons these "jEnchanters had trusted' to before: I think the Conjecture as to the'main'so well grourided, that he need not have made an Apology for his guessing so well, had he. used it to account for a better Mypo'thejiil shall allow him however to abide under the Shelter which he has made for himself, b$ his callina all this hut aConjecture; for.'He" has need enough of it.-" and all the;harm 11.wish him', is, that lie.tiiay' g6 off welf;" As for his other Conjecture, That 'G6ct might permit these Sorcerers to work Three Miracles;, to harden Pharaoh's Heart, TJnaM make him.'still more dbstinate in his'Reliance and Refusal to let the People go'.' 1 think it t% be1 Well grounded, if designed only to account for" Gotfs'femifton but cancsnnot think it would account for God's being himself actually an Agtntin assisting the Magicians. However I-thank this Author for so explaining himself upon it, as to let us know that his meaning is, that these; Miracles were the Opportunities of sliewjngPay'3 Pharaoh's Heart intolerably hardened, who would not be moved by them. Which j H. understood in reference to the whole Tran-. faction, is a Th..